peculation
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else • Syn: embezzlement, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation • Derivationally related forms: misappropriate (for: misappropriation), defalcate (for: defalcation), peculate, embezzle (for: embezzlement) • Hypernyms: larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing • Hyponyms: raid, plunderage
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